Section 231.577 - Scientific Research and Design, Grades 9-12(a) Subject to the requirements in subsection (b) of this section, an assignment for Scientific Research and Design, Grades 9-12, is allowed with one of the following certificates. (1) Any vocational or career and technical education classroom teaching certificate with a bachelor's degree and 18 semester credit hours in any combination of sciences.(2) Any science certificate valid for the grade level of the assignment.(3) Legacy Master Science Teacher (Grades 8-12).(b) All teachers assigned to this course shall participate in Texas Education Agency-approved training prior to teaching this course effective with the 2019-2020 school year. Specific details about the required training can be found at tea.texas.gov/cte.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 231.577
The provisions of this §231.577 adopted to be effective August 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 5076; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 50, December 15, 2017, TexReg 7139, eff. 12/21/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 51, December 18, 2020, TexReg 9198, eff. 12/27/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 29, July 22, 2022, TexReg 4329, eff. 7/21/2022